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Watching the rescuers bring up the dead at the mouth of the mine

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Call NumberZ-3980Date1936 January 20SummaryMen, women and children stand by mill sheds after an explosion at the Monarch Mine near Louisville in Broomfield County, Colorado. A stone building is near the crowd.Physical Description1 photographic print ; 16 x 22 cm (6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectBroomfield County (Colo.)Monarch Mine (Broomfield County, Colo.)Coal mining--Colorado--Broomfield CountyDisasters--Colorado--Broomfield CountyMine accidents--Colorado--Broomfield CountySpectators--Colorado--Broomfield CountyCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR711003980Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromColorado Historical Society, 8/03.NotesCondition: fold cracks; corner torn off. Title penciled on verso, with: "these are the first pictures received in Denver."; R7110039808

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Rights Statementhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/CreditDenver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]Digital Reproduction Available for PurchaseYes